The Fed has a big interest rate decision coming Wednesday. Here's what to expect

Traders are pricing in a near certainty that the Fed on Wednesday will lower its key rate by a quarter percentage point.

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Bracing for a Fed Pullback on Interest Rates

Wall Street sees the central bank cutting interest rates on Wednesday. But growing worries about inflation are adding to investor uncertainty about its policy agenda for 2025.
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Here's what to expect from the Fed's interest rate decision this week

The Federal Reserve will announce a rate decision on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Economists are now expecting fewer cuts in 2025.
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Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates next week. Here's what that means for you

The third interest rate cut in a row is on deck, which is welcome news for consumers struggling to keep up with sky-high interest charges.
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The CPI report Wednesday is expected to show that progress on inflation has hit a wall

The consumer price index is expected to show a 2.7% 12-month inflation rate for November.
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The Fed slashed interest rates, but some credit card APRs aren't going down. Here's why

Although the Federal Reserve started slashing interest rates in September, the average retail card rate has only gone up.
CNBC - Dec. 9
The Fed is on course to cut interest rates in December, but what happens next is anyone's guess

Friday's jobs report virtually cements that the Federal Reserve will approve an interest rate cut when it meets later this month.
CNBC - Dec. 7
Jobs report shows hiring surge as Fed weighs interest rate cut

The fresh data marks the first jobs report since the election of Trump.
ABC News - Dec. 6
There's an important jobs report coming Friday. Here's what to expect

The jobs report due out Friday could provide a clearer picture of where the labor market is headed.
CNBC - Dec. 5
Inflation threatens Fed rate-cut expectations once again. Here’s why.

With investors looking toward Friday’s November nonfarm-payrolls report, market participants see the potential that it could be overshadowed by an entirely different set of data: next Wednesday’s ...
MarketWatch - Dec. 4

The Fed has a big interest rate decision coming Wednesday. Here's what to expect

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